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Irving writes that since he read his paper on the Solutré horse at Birmingham, another molar of Equus robustus has been excavated, and provides measurements. He asks for Ewart's advice on publishing his paper.

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McDougall, from the Veterinary Inspector's Office, Oban, writes that Miss Layard has left for England and has taken the teeth with her, but he will communicate with his friends in Iona and let Ewart know the result. Miss Layard told him that 'the bones all crumbled away whenever they were exposed to the air and therefore I fear the bones are all gone.'

Also enclosed in the letter is a piece of paper with the name of Thomas H. Dale written on it as well as some figures.

Scope and Contents Hayes describes a forthcoming visit to Manchester Museum with Professor Boyd Dawkins to see the teeth of Equus stenonis. He makes other remarks about the teeth of various mammals and describes a mathematical problem about horse trotting which he has been trying to solve. He mentions some pictures of Barra and Skye ponies which 'Master Arthur' has sent to him for inclusion in his book Points of the Horse. He also mentions that he would...

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Hayes writes that he has sent 'Master Arthur' a postcard about acquiring backing pads. He writes that he has obtained the head of a horse which was over 44 years of age and offers Ewart photographs of his teeth.

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Bassett asks Ewart where he can trace the authority for Ewart's assertion in his 1920 lecture that the only bird in the world to have the rudiments of teeth in its mouth was 'Springops' [sic] the New Zealand parrot. He has examined 20 stuffed specimens in the Christchurch Museum but the mouths were not well preserved enough.

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Illustrations of milk teeth in foals and horses. The top illustration 'shows how the lower incisors are placed in the lower jaw and the difference in formation between temporary and permanent teeth; and the bottom illustration shows 'four diagrams of foals' teeth from birth to eight months old.

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Note entitled 'For Toothache' listing different remedies for toothache including putting small sharp sticks 'bioranan' or the spine of a dogfish or the nail from a grave under the tooth.

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Illustrations of slow-maturity dentition in sheep 'when forced, get their permanent teeth a few months earlier', from 3 months up to 9 years of age.

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Story about a man telling a boy eating rye in a verse beginning 'Nach tu an biastach, Gu ith nar diasan' that it would take out his teeth in a year. The man went with the boy to Orkney but never returned. Text has been scored through.

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Illustration of a horse's lower jaw showing its tongue and teeth at 1 year of age.